Reflections Magazine Issue #87 - Fall 2018 | Page 28

Alumni News—Class Notes
class notes
FROM THE SITES Lansing
Battle Creek
1998
Tim Bourgeios
retired as the
chief of the Kala-
mazoo Township
(Mich.) Police
Department on
Dec. 31, 2017,
after nearly 15
years. He accepted a positon as
executive director of the Michigan
Commission of Law Enforcement
Standards. MCOLES sets professional
standards in education, selection,
employment, licensing, license rev-
ocation and funding in law enforce-
ment and criminal justice in the
public and private sectors.
Diane Thompson has been serv-
ing as president and CEO of the
Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek,
Mich., since 2012.
2001
Bryan Ergang
was named the
chief of the Kala-
mazoo Township
(Mich.) Police
Department on
Jan. 5, 2018. He
previously served
as a patrol lieutenant and has been
with the department since 1995.
Benton Harbor
1994
Linda Gray retired as the treasurer
for the city of Hartford, Mich., in
October 2017. She served in that
role for 17 years.
Jackson
2010
Sergio Garcia was promoted from
sergeant to lieutenant in the Jack-
son (Mich.) Police Department in
July 2017. He has worked for the
department since 1998. He also is
the firearms program coordinator
and the commander of the Jackson
County Special Response Team.
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2006
Suzanne Wade ’08/MA is recently
employed by the State of Michigan
in its Office of Good Government.
2013
Gayle Lee recently authored the
book “Fortitude: A Quest through
Fear and Doubt.” The 122-page
spiritual memoir spans a four-year
period when the author walks away
from a stressful long-term job and
embarks on a journey searching
for security and her destiny. It was
released through Mindstir Media.
It is her second book.
Monroe
2012
April Welch accepted a new posi-
tion as the director of the Down-
town Development Authority for
the Village of Blissfield (Mich.) in
July 2018. She previously was the
director of Donor Development at
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern
Michigan.
2017
Michael Everly currently works as
the safety director at General RV
Center.
Online
2008
Harold Love ’13/MA was ap-
pointed to the Michigan Board of
Counseling by Gov. Rick Snyder in
July 2017. Love is owner of Harold
J. Love, PLLC, and is a clinical and
police therapist, with a concentra-
tion in critical stress management,
crisis intervention, individual psy-
chotherapy and pre-employment
psychological evaluations. The nine-
member board assists the Michigan
Department of Licensing and Regu-
latory Affairs with the licensing
and oversight of more than 9,000
counselors in Michigan.
2009
Tim Bartenslager retired as chief
of the Adrian Fire Department in
June 2018. He served 24 years with
the department.
2016
Stephanie Austin was named
an instructor/director of the surgi-
cal technology program at Walters
State (Tenn.) Community College in
September 2017.
Lt. Col. Gary
Gorski retired
from the Michi-
gan State Police
June 1, 2018,
after serving 32
years with the
MSP. He was
the deputy director who also served
as commander of the Specialized
Services Bureau and was a member
of the MSP’s Executive Council. He
was also previously captain and
commander of the Sixth District in
Grand Rapids and served as a tacti-
cal member of the MSP’s Emergency
Support Team from 1987-2000.
Southfield
2004
Troy Butler/MA was named the
2018 Alumnus of the Year by
Rochester College, where he
received his undergraduate degree.
Butler is a peer mentor for the
mentally disabled at the Macomb
Oakland Regional Center and is
working on his minister’s license.
Main Campus
1977
Keith Lienhop is employed as a
senior product development special-
ist for AFB International in Saint
Charles, Mo. AFB is a global manu-
facturer of animal food flavors. He
and his wife, Marie (Embach) ’77,
reside in Saint Peters, Mo.
1979
Michael Savona
was named the
11th president of
St. John’s Jesuit
High School and
Academy in Tole-
do, Ohio. He was
previously prin-
cipal and interim president of the
all-boys Catholic school.
1980
1983 John “J.D.” Johnson recently
celebrated his 35th anniversary at
State Farm Insurance. Starting with
the company soon after graduation,
Johnson has worked in Indiana,
New Mexico and recently, Wicken-
burg, Ariz., for the past 17 years. Melanie Hutch-
inson returned
to the U.S. after
spending 12
years working
for a nonprofit
organization in
south-central
India that helped rescue young girls
from human traffickers. She taught
young girls trades, including sewing,
block printing and textile art, in
order for them to make a living. Her
work in textile art was on display in
the Lincoln Gallery in Jerome, Ariz.
1985 1992
Steven Schultz is the senior ac-
count manager for the Williams
Lea Tag, a global company that
offers business process outsourcing
to large companies.
John Detro took
command of the
187th MED BN in
September 2017.
He is serving his
third year as the
physician assist-
ant consultant
to the Army Surgeon General. He
graduated from the U.S. Army War
College in July 2017, earning a
Master of Science degree in Nation-
al Strategic Studies. He recently
was selected for colonel, and was
recognized by the American Associ-
ation of Physician Assistants as the
2018 Military Service PA of the Year
at the national conference in New
Orleans. “This is our 31st year in the
military and we shall see where we
go from here,” he said.
Bruce Lee was
recently named
the President and
CEO of Heartland
Financial USA on
June 1, 2018. He
had previously
served as pres-
ident since 2015 until his role was
expanded. He will assume full lead-
ership of Heartland’s operations,
which includes 11 bank charter
serving 89 communities from 117
banking centers.
1990
Talisa Copeland retired as a de-
partmental analyst from the State
of Michigan in August 2017 after
more than 23 years of service.
Roger Sullivan is the chief ac-
counting officer at Blue Ridge Com-
panies in Greensboro, N.C. The
company is involved in all phases
of real estate.
1995
Jamie Salenbien (below) led the
Lenawee Christian School girls bas-
ketball team to the Michigan Class
D high school state champion-ship
during the 2017-18 season. The
Cougars finished 27-1 and defeated
Chassell 57-36 in the championship
game. It was Salenbien’s first season
as head coach. He was also named
the Class D Coach of the Year by
the Associated Press.
Photo courtesy The Adrian Daily Telegram
1999
Mike Hawkins
was recently pro-
moted to lieu-
tenant by the
Trenton (Mich.)
Police Depart-
ment. He is cur-
rently the presi-
dent of the Trenton Public Schools
Board of Education and vice presi-
dent of the Michigan Association
of Police and the GIYRA youth foot-
ball association. He and his wife,
Stacee, have three boys, Drew, A.J.
and Mikey. He is actively involved
in coaching youth sports.